Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Field Museum of Natural History: Reliefs panels and Caryatids by Henry Hering

 
The Field Museum of Natural History



The skull and the ankh really caught my eyes...
I had learnt about ankh only a few days back. It's an ancient Egyptian hierogyyphic character that reads "life".




 
Anthropology - by Henry Hering,
Relief panel: Winged female figure holding a human skull and an Ankh
 
 


 
 
Geology - by Henry Hering
 Relief panel: Winged female figure holding a globe
with North and South American continents and a torch representing fire
 
 
 
Caryatids - by Henry Hering
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I have yet to photograph relief panels "Botany" and "Zoology"
 
 
For a very interesting read about the Field Museum architecture.. click here
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7 comments:

  1. adgornAugust 30, 2012 at 7:09 AM

    Very nice pictures! I love your interesting finds like these.

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  2. VieraAugust 30, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    Brilliant...very nice post...

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    When I was a kid long ago, the Field Museum nwas my favorite place along with the (original building)Chicago Historical Society. Thanks for a great post. Al Kuhn

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  4. davidSeptember 28, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    This is really human wisdom that could build such a wonderful and amazing Museum

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  5. kostasJanuary 6, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    I think its not Egyptian but Greek,about your comments on the photo.
    Happy new year,regards from Thessaloniki.

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  6. birkin handbagJune 8, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    Thanks for the tips posted on the net regarding the condolences message.

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  7. Jasmine VNovember 30, 2016 at 7:54 PM

    Beautiful. This is history and history is what makes our city great! It blows my mind to know that this was hammer and chizel stuff. I've just started following a sculptor online and it's given me a much deeper understanding of this kind of work!

    Jasmine V | Belgravia Group

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